Taking advantage of his first chance to work with the Seahawks starting offense, Sam Howell impressed throwing passes to DK Metcalf and company.
, quarterback Sam Howell's performance had largely been up and down in the first handful of practices, struggling with accuracy and timing in a new offense.
Though the Seahawks hope to have Smith back on the field soon, Macdonald's update after practice wasn't the most encouraging, as he indicated the veteran quarterback was "working through a couple of things" and declined to provide specifics other than he would undergo imaging on Thursday night.
During the red zone period, Metcalf took advantage of his size mismatch on Brown, boxing him out on the first touchdown and high-pointing the ball as if he was skying for a rebound on the basketball court. On the very next play, even with Brown in near-perfect position with smothering coverage, the former All-Pro again proved too tall to defend, plucking the ball out of the air and skimming his toes along the back of the end zone for six points.
Continuing to protect veteran players, the Seahawks gave right tackle George Fant a second veteran's rest day in eight practices and center Olu Oluwatimi sat out a second straight practice with what Macdonald cited as a tricep issue. With those two players out, Nick Harris stepped in at the pivot position and the versatile McClendon Curtis hopped back into the lineup at the other bookend spot opposite of Charles Cross.
Stacking up against any other position group on the roster talent-wise, the Seahawks' cornerback group has shined throughout camp with Devon Witherspoon, Riq Woolen, Brown, and Artie Burns all getting off to strong starts. But Thursday's practice confirmed the group may have even better depth than advertised behind those veteran stalwarts.
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